Birthdate: February 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eatonton, Georgia, United States
Alice Walker is a distinguished American writer celebrated for her novels, short stories, poetry, and activism. She achieved a significant milestone as the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple. Over the course of her extensive career, she has penned multiple novels, collections of short stories, non-fiction works, essays, and poetry. Walker’s writing is deeply influenced by her upbringing in rural Georgia, her resilience in the face of adversity, and her unwavering commitment to civil rights, women of color, animal rights, and pacifism.
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